Shūsaku Endō’s novel Chinmoku [Silence]: Christ’s Sabachthani versus Fr. Rodrigues’ Apostasy
(Please note: this article refers to the book; admittedly, I have not seen the film.)
Chinmoku – a Tragedy
Contrary to the interpretation of many Western...
Saint John Henry Newman’s Philosophy of Education: Part 2
(This is the second article in a series on Newman's philosophy of education. For the first reflection, may be found here).
Newman recognized that knowledge...
The Agony of Abraham
First Argument
When skeptics complain bitterly about the so-called “Judaeo-Christian mythology,” one of their most frequent objection is to the incomprehensible cruelty of God as...
Some Observations on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Religion
Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities. These days one cannot browse the internet...
Homily of Pope John Paul II on the Canonization of the Martyrs of China
CAPPELLA PAPALE FOR THE CANONIZATION OF 123 NEW SAINTS
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Sunday 1 October 2000
1. "Your word is truth; sanctify us in your...
That All May Be One
“I pray that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also...
Images in the Time of Shadows: A Poem
Images in the Time of Shadows
A dove sits in the tree of life
in the genesis of mist -
a tracery for the vale of tears...
John Paul II’s Homily on the Hundredth Anniversary of Maria Goretti
MESSAGE OF JOHN PAUL II
TO THE BISHOP OF ALBANO
FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH
OF ST. MARIA GORETTI
To my Venerable Brother Bishop Agostino Vallini of...
Chanting the Lord’s Prayer in Scotch Gaelic
Some languages are more similar than others, and some in ways we may not expect. One would not put ecclesiastical Latin and Scotch Gaelic...
The Myth of “Hitler’s Pope”
Now and then we hear someone who is not well educated in history complain that Hitler was a Catholic and that the Vatican was...
